We've gathered some really incredible resources in the last several weerks. Using these resources, plus other technologies will definitely help us to meet the needs of our students, no matter how diverse they are. Technology can also help increse their skill set, no metter where they are on the learning skill.
I plan to implement more of the web 2.0 skills and also use more sites like Story bird, which we've recently started using. Voice Thread and Audacity are on my list of things to use with my students as well - they will have a lot of fun with these tools and wow, what do you know, they might learn something while they are at it!!! I like the xtranormal site as well - I can see my students getting a lot out of that as well!!!
For my own learning, I really want to work on tiering lessons and being more successful with grouping - I've used the tools, but I need to define a better way to use them and make them more friendly in my classroom.
I found this student interest survey site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site. This is the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/Interest%20Survey.pdf This thirteen-question tool would be appropriate for sixth through eighth or ninth grade. It uses open ended questions to ascertain students' interest in a variety of ways and gives them a way to share how they feel they learn best. It gives students a chance to respond to questions with brief answers that share what we need to know to help them learn. I also found this site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site. Here's the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/stu2.pdf This thirty- question instrument allows the student to answer questions using a scale of 1 to 3 to determine how much like them the question is and gives them a scoring matrix at the bottom of the survey. This instrument is more appropriate for seventh grade and up. A more simplified one would be more appropriate for sixth graders. The end results of this survey will establish if a student is visual, auditory, or kinesthetic in their approach to learning. I also found this multiple intelligence site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site too. This is the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/Multiple%20Intelligences%20Checklist.pdf This six page document uses many questions to establish a student's primary multiple intelligence learning style. The language used is simple enough for sixth grade and older, although older students may find it too simplistic. It's length may make it time prohibitive; however it is a thorough instrument and that may make it worth the time it would take to give it to students. It gives a fairly straightforward tally sheet at the end that students should be able to use on their own in order to trace their results. I was able to locate a good learner profile survey at Scholastic.Com. Here's the link - http://teacher.scholastic.com/LessonPlans/unit_roadtosuccess_invent.pdf. It uses open-ended questions to give teachers feedback about student likes and dislikes, their strengths and weaknesses as learners, seating preferences, and even who they may be living with. While simple enough for sixth graders to easily complete, this could be adapted to be used with almost any age group, all the way up to seniors in high school. Below you will find the link to my survey monkey survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8JX8SQL.
Follow this link to take the survey that was created synthesizing the information in the websites I saw and the
Universal Design for Learning.Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). “Universal Design for Learning.” Presenter: Dr. David Rose
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8 The Access Center is a cooperative agreement (H326K020003) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, awarded to the American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Washington, DC 20007 http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/udl/GraphicOrganizersHTML.asp
We've gathered some really incredible resources in the last several weerks. Using these resources, plus other technologies will definitely help us to meet the needs of our students, no matter how diverse they are. Technology can also help increse their skill set, no metter where they are on the learning skill.
I plan to implement more of the web 2.0 skills and also use more sites like Story bird, which we've recently started using. Voice Thread and Audacity are on my list of things to use with my students as well - they will have a lot of fun with these tools and wow, what do you know, they might learn something while they are at it!!! I like the xtranormal site as well - I can see my students getting a lot out of that as well!!!
For my own learning, I really want to work on tiering lessons and being more successful with grouping - I've used the tools, but I need to define a better way to use them and make them more friendly in my classroom.
http://universaldesignforlearning1.wikispaces.com/ Here is my presentation for UDL.
I found this student interest survey site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site. This is the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/Interest%20Survey.pdf This thirteen-question tool would be appropriate for sixth through eighth or ninth grade. It uses open ended questions to ascertain students' interest in a variety of ways and gives them a way to share how they feel they learn best. It gives students a chance to respond to questions with brief answers that share what we need to know to help them learn.
I also found this site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site. Here's the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/stu2.pdf This thirty- question instrument allows the student to answer questions using a scale of 1 to 3 to determine how much like them the question is and gives them a scoring matrix at the bottom of the survey. This instrument is more appropriate for seventh grade and up. A more simplified one would be more appropriate for sixth graders. The end results of this survey will establish if a student is visual, auditory, or kinesthetic in their approach to learning.
I also found this multiple intelligence site on the Lambton Kent District School Board site too. This is the link: http://www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/Multiple%20Intelligences%20Checklist.pdf This six page document uses many questions to establish a student's primary multiple intelligence learning style. The language used is simple enough for sixth grade and older, although older students may find it too simplistic. It's length may make it time prohibitive; however it is a thorough instrument and that may make it worth the time it would take to give it to students. It gives a fairly straightforward tally sheet at the end that students should be able to use on their own in order to trace their results.
I was able to locate a good learner profile survey at Scholastic.Com. Here's the link - http://teacher.scholastic.com/LessonPlans/unit_roadtosuccess_invent.pdf. It uses open-ended questions to give teachers feedback about student likes and dislikes, their strengths and weaknesses as learners, seating preferences, and even who they may be living with. While simple enough for sixth graders to easily complete, this could be adapted to be used with almost any age group, all the way up to seniors in high school.
Below you will find the link to my survey monkey survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8JX8SQL.
Follow this link to take the survey that was created synthesizing the information in the websites I saw and the
sources I read.
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References
Brizette. UDL Presentation (July 25, 2010) http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/brizett45-448928-udl-presentation/
CAST, Inc. (2010) National Center On Universal Design for Learning, At CAST
40 Harvard Mills Square, Suite 3, Wakefield, MA 01880-3233
http://www.udlcenter.org/;
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines/principle1
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines/principle2
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines/principle3
CAST, Inc. (1999-2010) http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
CAST 40 Harvard Mills Square (map: 40 Foundry Street), Suite 3 | Wakefield, MA 01880-3233
LetterPOP, LLC. (2010)http://letterpop.com/
Prince George's County Public Schools • 14201 School Lane • Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 • 301-952-6000
Universal Design for Learning.Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). “Universal Design for Learning.” Presenter: Dr. David Rose
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
The Access Center is a cooperative agreement (H326K020003) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, awarded to the American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW,
Washington, DC 20007
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/udl/GraphicOrganizersHTML.asp